Brian Kelly (cornerback)

American football player (born 1976)

American football player

Brian KellyNo. 25

Position:| Cornerback
Personal information
Born:|  (1976-01-14) January 14, 1976 (age 49)
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Height:| 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:| 193 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:| Overland (Aurora, Colorado)
College:| USC
NFL draft:| 1998 / round: 2 / pick: 45
Career history

* Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1998–2007)
* Detroit Lions (2008)

Career highlights and awards

* Super Bowl champion (XXXVII)
* NFL interceptions co-leader (2002)
* First-team All-Pac-10 (1997)

Career NFL statistics
| Total tackles:| 426

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Sacks:| 3.5
Forced fumbles:| 2
Fumble recoveries:| 5
Interceptions:| 22
Defensive touchdowns:| 1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Brian Patrick Kelly (born January 14, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans and was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 1998 NFL draft. Kelly earned a Super Bowl ring with the Buccaneers in Super Bowl XXXVII and also played for the Detroit Lions. His son, Kyu Blu Kelly, also played in the NFL.

## Early life

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Kelly is a high school graduate from Overland High School in Aurora, Colorado. Overland won the 1993 6A state championship in his senior year.

## College career

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Kelly graduated from the University of Southern California in 1997.

## Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables  Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press

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5 ft 11+1⁄8 in
(1.81 m)  | 192 lb
(87 kg)  | 32+1⁄8 in
(0.82 m)  | 9+1⁄8 in
(0.23 m) | 3.82 s | 7.25 s | 33.5 in
(0.85 m) | 10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m) | 8 reps
All values from the NFL Combine[1]

### Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Kelly was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2nd round of the 1998 NFL draft.[2][3] In 2002, he helped the Bucs win the Super Bowl, during that same season he had 8 interceptions, which tied for the league lead along with Rod Woodson. On February 15, 2008, he exercised a buyout option in his contract and became a free agent.

### Detroit Lions

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On March 8, 2008, he signed a three-year deal with the Detroit Lions. He appeared in 11 games (all starts) for the Lions in 2008, recording 26 tackles and a pass defensed. The team released him on December 9 after signing cornerback Dexter Wynn.

### NFL statistics

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Year  | Team  | Games  | Tackles  | Interceptions  | Fumbles

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GP  | GS  | Cmb  | Solo  | Ast  | Sck  | Sfty  | PD  | Int  | Yds  | Avg  | Lng  | TD  | FF  | FR
1998 | TB | 16 | 3  | 27  | 25  | 2  | 0.0  | 0  | 5  | 1  | 4  | 4  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 1
1999 | TB | 16 | 3  | 34  | 29  | 5  | 0.0  | 0  | 12  | 1  | 26  | 26 | 26  | 0  | 0  | 0
2000 | TB | 16 | 3  | 48  | 44  | 4  | 0.0  | 0  | 11  | 1  | 9  | 9  | 9  | 1 | 0  | 2
2001 | TB | 16 | 11  | 57  | 46  | 11 | 1.5 | 0  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
2002 | TB | 16 | 16 | 65 | 57 | 8  | 1.0  | 0  | 21 | 8 | 68  | 9  | 31  | 0  | 1 | 0
2003 | TB | 5  | 5  | 15  | 13  | 2  | 0.0  | 0  | 5  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
2004 | TB | 16 | 16 | 58  | 51  | 7  | 0.0  | 0  | 21 | 4  | 101 | 25  | 75 | 0  | 0  | 1
2005 | TB | 16 | 16 | 50  | 41  | 9  | 1.0  | 0  | 17  | 4  | 19  | 5  | 14  | 0  | 1 | 0
2006 | TB | 2  | 2  | 12  | 11  | 1  | 0.0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
2007 | TB | 11  | 4  | 21  | 19  | 2  | 0.0  | 0  | 7  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1
2008 | DET | 11  | 10  | 26  | 23  | 3  | 0.0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Career  | 141  | 89  | 413  | 359  | 54  | 3.5  | 0  | 104  | 22  | 227  | 10.0  | 75  | 1  | 2  | 5
Source: pro-football-reference.com

## Personal life

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Kelly's son, Kyu Blu Kelly, played cornerback at Stanford and was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2023 NFL draft.[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Brian Kelly, Combine Results, CB - Southern California". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
2. ^ "1998 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
3. ^ "Brian Kelly". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
4. ^ Gorcey, Ryan (October 21, 2017). "Kyu Kelly has family connection to Cal staff". 247Sports. Retrieved January 20, 2023.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1998 NFL draft selections

* Jacquez Green
* Brian Kelly
* Jamie Duncan
* Todd Washington
* James Cannida
* Shevin Smith
* Chance McCarty

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers Super Bowl XXXVII champions

* 1 Joe Hamilton
* 7 Martín Gramática
* 9 Tom Tupa
* 10 Shaun King
* 11 Rob Johnson
* 14 Brad Johnson
* 15 Onome Ojo
* 19 Keyshawn Johnson
* 20 Ronde Barber
* 23 Jermaine Phillips
* 25 Brian Kelly
* 26 Dwight Smith
* 27 Aaron Stecker
* 30 Darian Barnes
* 31 Tim Wansley
* 32 Michael Pittman
* 34 Dexter Jackson (MVP)
* 35 Corey Ivy
* 36 Travis Stephens
* 38 John Howell
* 40 Mike Alstott
* 41 Daniel Wilcox
* 43 Jameel Cook
* 45 Mike Solwold
* 47 John Lynch
* 51 Alshermond Singleton
* 52 Nate Webster
* 53 Shelton Quarles
* 54 Idris Price
* 55 Derrick Brooks
* 56 Ryan Nece
* 58 Jack Golden
* 59 Justin Smith
* 60 Cosey Coleman
* 62 Jeff Christy
* 64 Dan Goodspeed
* 66 Ryan Benjamin
* 67 Kenyatta Walker
* 71 Kerry Jenkins
* 72 Roman Oben
* 74 Cornell Green
* 75 Lomas Brown
* 77 Todd Washington
* 80 Todd Yoder
* 81 Charles Lee
* 82 Marquise Walker
* 83 Joe Jurevicius
* 84 Reggie Barlow
* 85 Ken Dilger
* 86 Karl Williams
* 87 Keenan McCardell
* 88 Rickey Dudley
* 89 Casey Crawford
* 90 Buck Gurley
* 91 Chuck Darby
* 92 Anthony McFarland
* 93 DeVone Claybrooks
* 94 Greg Spires
* 95 Ron Warner
* 96 Ellis Wyms
* 97 Simeon Rice
* 98 Corey Smith
* 99 Warren Sapp
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* Coaches: Joe Barry
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NFL annual interceptions leaders

* 1940: Hutson, Parker & Ryan
* 1941: Goldberg & A. Jones
* 1942: B. Turner
* 1943: Baugh
* 1944: Livingston
* 1945: Zimmerman
* 1946: Dudley
* 1947: Reagan & Seno
* 1948: Sandifer
* 1949: Nussbaumer
* 1950: Sanders
* 1951: Schnellbacher
* 1952: Lane
* 1953: Christiansen
* 1954: Lane
* 1955: W. Sherman
* 1956: Crow
* 1957: Butler, Christiansen & Davis
* 1958: Patton
* 1959: Davis, Derby & Shinnick
* 1960: Baker & Norton
* 1961: Lynch
* 1962: Wood
* 1963: Lynch & Taylor
* 1964: Krause
* 1965: Boyd
* 1966: Wilson
* 1967: Barney & Whitsell
* 1968: W. Williams
* 1969: Renfro
* 1970: J. Robinson
* 1971: Bradley
* 1972: Bradley
* 1973: Anderson & Wagner
* 1974: E. Thomas
* 1975: Blount
* 1976: Jackson
* 1977: Blackwood
* 1978: Darden
* 1979: Reinfeldt
* 1980: Hayes
* 1981: Walls
* 1982: Walls
* 1983: Murphy
* 1984: Easley
* 1985: Walls
* 1986: Lott
* 1987: Wilburn
* 1988: Case
* 1989: Wright
* 1990: Carrier
* 1991: Lott
* 1992: H. Jones & McMillian
* 1993: Odomes & E. Robinson
* 1994: E. Turner & A. Williams
* 1995: O. Thomas
* 1996: Braxton & Lyle
* 1997: McNeil
* 1998: Law
* 1999: Abraham, Hasty, Madison, Vincent & R. Woodson
* 2000: Sharper
* 2001: Barber & Henry
* 2002: Kelly & R. Woodson
* 2003: Parrish & Russell
* 2004: Reed
* 2005: Law & O'Neal
* 2006: Bailey & Samuel
* 2007: Cromartie
* 2008: Reed
* 2009: Byrd, Samuel, Sharper & C. Woodson
* 2010: Reed
* 2011: Arrington, Weddle & C. Woodson
* 2012: Jennings
* 2013: R. Sherman
* 2014: Quin
* 2015: Nelson & Peters
* 2016: Hayward
* 2017: Byard & Slay
* 2018: Fuller, Howard & Kazee
* 2019: Gilmore, Harris & White
* 2020: Howard
* 2021: Diggs
* 2022: Fitzpatrick, Gardner-Johnson, Simmons & Woolen
* 2023: Bland
* 2024: Joseph

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